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200391–71 (0.562)★ 2003 World Series Champions
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GM: Larry Beinfest

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2003, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$53M
Surplus $M
+28
Win %
0.562
TAB
+13.6
WAB
+12.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.7
Dead money %
25%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-5.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2003 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RIvan Rodriguez138
RMike Redmond37
RRamon Castro18

1B

RDerrek Lee155
BBrian Banks12
LAndy Fox2
RMike Mordecai1
RMike Redmond1

2B

BLuis Castillo152
LAndy Fox15
RMike Mordecai12

3B

RMike Lowell128
RMiguel Cabrera34
RMike Mordecai12
LAndy Fox5
RMike Redmond1

SS

RÁlex González150
RMike Mordecai14
LAndy Fox9

LF

LTodd Hollandsworth61
RMiguel Cabrera55
RJeff Conine⇄31
BBrian Banks23
RGerald Williams11
RChad Allen6
LLenny Harris⇄3
LAndy Fox2

CF

LJuan Pierre161
RGerald Williams2
RChad Allen1

RF

RJuan Encarnacion155
BBrian Banks10
LLenny Harris⇄3
RGerald Williams3
LTodd Hollandsworth3
RChad Allen2

DH

RMike Lowell2
BBrian Banks1
RIvan Rodriguez1
RRamon Castro1
LTodd Hollandsworth1

Starters

RJosh Beckett4.0 WAR
LDontrelle Willis3.9 WAR
LMark Redman3.4 WAR
RCarl Pavano3.2 WAR
RBrad Penny3.1 WAR
LTommy Phelps1.0 WAR
LMichael Tejera0.5 WAR
RA.J. Burnett0.2 WAR
RJustin Wayne-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RUgueth Urbina⇄32 sv
RChad Fox⇄7 h
RTim Spooneybarger6 h
LArmando Almanza6 h
RNate Bump6 h
RBlaine Neal2 h
RAllen Levrault1 h
RBraden Looper0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 2002)

PlayerfWAR
Ivan Rodriguez4.5
Juan Pierre4.2
Dontrelle Willis3.9
Mark Redman3.4
Ugueth Urbina1.1
Tommy Phelps1.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2002)

Player2002 fWAR
Cliff Floyd3.1
Preston Wilson1.9
Kevin Millar1.4
Eric Owens1.2
Julian Tavarez0.9
Ryan Dempster0.9

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Marlins. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2003; everyone else is shown as a 2003 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Dontrelle Willis 2003 +3.9 +68.6 0.2 +68.3 $0.1M 2.19× –
Josh Beckett 2003 +4.0 +69.9 1.7 +68.2 $0.4M 2.19× –
Juan Pierre 2003 +4.2 +59.9 1.0 +58.9 $0.2M 1.79× –
Mark Redman 2003 +3.4 +53.3 2.1 +51.2 $0.6M 1.96× –
Carl Pavano 2003 +3.2 +49.4 1.5 +47.9 $0.5M 1.96× –
Brad Penny 2003 +3.1 +48.9 1.9 +47.0 $0.6M 1.96× –
Luis Castillo 2003 +4.9 +46.8 4.8 +42.0 $1.0M 1.20× –
Mike Lowell 2003 +4.1 +41.2 3.7 +37.5 $0.9M 1.25× –
Derrek Lee 2003 +3.8 +36.4 4.2 +32.2 $1.1M 1.20× –
Ivan Rodriguez 2003 +4.5 +40.0 10.0 +30.0 $2.2M 1.12× –
Álex González 2003 +2.7 +25.5 1.7 +23.8 $0.6M 1.18× –
Braden Looper 2003 +1.3 +14.1 1.6 +12.5 $1.2M 1.34× –
Ugueth Urbina↔ 2003 +1.1 +11.8 2.1 +9.7 $1.9M 1.34× –
Chad Fox↔ 2003 +0.6 +6.9 0.3 +6.6 $0.4M 1.34× –
Miguel Cabrera 2003 +0.8 +5.5 0.2 +5.4 $0.2M 0.83× –
Tommy Phelps 2003 +1.0 +5.3 0.3 +5.0 $0.3M 0.67× –
Jeff Conine↔ 2003 +0.6 +4.3 0.7 +3.6 $1.1M 0.83× –
Brian Banks 2003 +0.5 +3.6 0.3 +3.3 $0.6M 0.83× –
Tim Spooneybarger 2003 +0.7 +3.5 0.3 +3.2 $0.5M 0.67× –
Michael Tejera 2003 +0.5 +2.9 0.3 +2.6 $0.6M 0.67× –
Ramon Castro 2003 +0.5 +2.1 0.3 +1.8 $0.6M 0.52× –
Rick Helling↔ 2003 +0.3 +1.6 0.3 +1.2 $1.1M 0.67× –
Lenny Harris↔ 2003 +0.0 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $2.9M 0.83× –
Blaine Neal 2003 +0.0 +0.1 0.3 -0.2 $22.3M 0.67× –
A.J. Burnett 2003 +0.2 +1.4 2.5 -1.1 $14.1M 1.02× –
Justin Wayne 2003 -0.2 -1.5 0.3 -1.8 – 1.02× –
Gerald Williams 2003 -0.4 -2.7 0.3 -3.0 – 0.83× –
Mike Redmond 2003 -0.5 -1.9 1.1 -3.0 – 0.52× –
Mike Mordecai 2003 -0.5 -2.6 0.5 -3.1 – 0.61× –
Armando Almanza 2003 -0.5 -2.5 0.8 -3.3 – 0.67× –
Juan Encarnacion 2003 -0.0 -0.3 3.5 -3.8 – 0.83× –
Todd Hollandsworth 2003 -0.5 -3.3 1.5 -4.8 – 0.83× –
Andy Fox 2003 -1.1 -4.8 0.8 -5.6 – 0.56× –
Vladimir Nunez 2003 -0.9 -5.0 1.4 -6.4 – 0.67× –
Allen Levrault 2003 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Chad Allen 2003 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Juan Alvarez 2003 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Olsen 2003 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Nate Bump 2003 -0.4 -2.2 – – – 0.67× –
Toby Borland 2003 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+44.6+574.652.6+526.0—

Trades

Every graded 2003 deal involving the Marlins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2003 · MIA / DET
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$29.6M
Mark Redman, Jerrod Fuell
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$29.6M
Gary Knotts, Nate Robertson, Rob Henkel
MIA came out ahead by $29.6M
2003 · CHC / MIA
CHC · Jim Hendry +$27.2M
Derrek Lee
MIA · Larry Beinfest −$27.2M
Hee-Seop Choi, Mike Nannini
CHC came out ahead by $27.2M
2003 · MIA / LAD
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$4.0M
Travis Ezi
LAD · Dan Evans −$4.0M
Juan Encarnación
MIA came out ahead by $4.0M
2003 · BAL / MIA
BAL · Jim Beattie +$12.8M
Denny Bautista, Don Levinski#89
MIA · Larry Beinfest −$12.8M
Jeff Conine
BAL came out ahead by $12.8M
2003 · OAK / MIA
OAK · Billy Beane +$7.2M
Mark Redman
MIA · Larry Beinfest −$7.2M
Michael Neu, Bill Murphy
OAK came out ahead by $7.2M
2003 · MIA / TEX
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$8.0M
Ugueth Urbina
TEX · John Hart −$8.0M
Adrián González, Will Smith, Ryan Snare
MIA came out ahead by $8.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2003 payroll
$52.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 2003, 2003–2009. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Ivan Rodriguez3112.000$10.0MFREE AGENT
Luis Castillo277.000$4.8M$4.7M$5.2MFREE AGENT
Derrek Lee276.000$4.2MFREE AGENT
Juan Encarnacion276.000$3.5M$2.3M$4.4MFREE AGENT
Ugueth Urbina298.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Todd Hollandsworth308.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Andy Fox327.000$800kFREE AGENT
Jeff Conine3713.000$713k$3.0M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Mordecai359.000$500k$425kFREE AGENT
Gerald Williams3611.000$325kFREE AGENT
Rick Helling329.000$314kFREE AGENT
Brian Banks327.000$300kFREE AGENT
Chad Fox326.000$276k$1.2MFREE AGENT
Lenny Harris3815.000$118k$400k$425kFREE AGENT
Toby Borland349.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Mike Lowell295.000$3.7MFREE AGENT
A.J. Burnett264.000$2.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Redman294.000$2.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Penny253.000$1.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Álex González265.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Braden Looper285.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Carl Pavano275.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Vladimir Nunez285.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Mike Redmond325.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Juan Pierre253.000$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Armando Almanza304.000$775kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Castro274.000$300kARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Tejera264.000$300kARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Allen284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Josh Beckett232.000$1.7MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Spooneybarger232.000$300kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Phelps290.000$300kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blaine Neal252.000$300kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Wayne241.000$300kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dontrelle Willis210.000$234kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Cabrera200.000$166kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Alvarez29–—
Allen Levrault25–—
Kevin Olsen262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Bump260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2003 acquisition stacked onto Marlins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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